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[quote=Anonymous]Hi, I first want to apologize if I annoy or offend anyone. I know those of you with children on the spectrum get sick of the autism worry posts. I just feel worried and I'm driving myself crazy reading and just don't know what is typical at this age. My son just turned six months. He's my second, and I really can't remember what my first was like at this age except that people always described him as a "sunny" baby. My younger one seems more serious and less smiley. He does smile and laugh, but usually if I'm being really silly or making a big production. The weird thing is that he seemed more responsive/interactive around 4-5 months and now still interacts but seems more interested in looking at things around him and trying to get on the move/grab everything. He sometimes smiles when I smile at him and sometimes doesn't - seems to depend on his mood and how rested he is. When we're out in public, he really doesn't engage with strangers much. If they talk to him and try to get him to smile, he will very rarely smile in return, and sometimes actually looks away over my other shoulder - can't tell if he's being shy or what. Other times he will respond with a flirty smile when strangers talk to him, especially in a quieter environment like a house. Sometimes he will smile/giggle at his brother's antics, other times he will look away like he's kind of annoyed.

His eye contact is usually okay. If he's just hanging out in his high chair or bouncy seat, he will track me moving around the room and makes eye contact when I look at him. However, when I hold him on my lap, he tends to look off to either side at things around the room rather than at me. He coos, squeals, and makes some "ah-ya-ya" and "ba!" types of noises, but no mamama,  dadada, etc. babbling yet. He responds when I call his name probably half the time. He likes when I sing to him and will smile at peek a boo if he's in a good mood. He's overall pretty laid back and has an easy temperament, but I wouldn't call him a super smiley baby.

I guess it's just that I was reading one of those monthly development/milestones websites and it said something along the lines of, "your six month old is extremely social and may tire of the most interesting toy, but never tires of your attention and interaction... She always has a smile when you look at her, etc..." And I was thinking, that's not really how my baby is. I know babies are all different and have different personalities, but it's hard not to compare.

I don't really know what I'm looking for here. I feel ridiculously anxious about this and I feel like I can't even enjoy my baby. I don't even know why I started obsessing about this all of a sudden, but now it's all I can think about! I know that ASD isn't/can't even be diagnosed until much later, but I keep reading all this stuff about the importance of early, intense intervention and I think   - what is normal? Am I expecting too much from him at this age? Ugh, thanks for reading this novel. Be gentle with me, I know I sound neurotic. I also know that ASD is not the end of the world - i just hate uncertainty. It's going to be a long two years watching his development.[/quote]

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